Q&A: ‘Father Of Mario’ on Nintendo 3DS

There may not be a more influential person in the history of videogames than Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo Co.’s legendary game creator. In a career spanning more than 30 years at Nintendo, Mr. Miyamoto’s resume could be mistaken for the list for the best-selling games of all-time.

Even non-gamers are familiar with Mr. Miyamoto’s most famous game character, a chubby Italian plumber named Mario. In recent years, he has taken on a bigger role at the company, injecting his unique sense of fun in many of Nintendo’s products.

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Shigeru Miyamoto, senior managing director of Nintendo Co., plays a game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in June 2010.

In an interview with “The Father of Mario” – his official title is senior managing director – at Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters as the company rolls its 3DS portable game machine, Mr. Miyamoto spoke about 3-D, his partnership with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and why he never left Nintendo to branch out on his own. Here are some edited excerpts of the interview with Mr. Miyamoto. Read more on Japan Real Time